Storm Hawks facts for kids
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A promotional image for Storm Hawks.
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| Created by | Asaph A. Fipke |
| Directed by | Asaph A. Fipke Steve Ball |
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| Composer(s) | Robert Buckley |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Chuck Johnson Hayden O'Hafferty |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nerd Corps Entertainment |
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| Original network | YTV |
| Picture format | 1080i ( HDTV) |
| Original release | May 25, 2007 – April 6, 2009 |
Storm Hawks is an exciting animated TV show from Canada. It was created by Asaph A. Fipke and made by Nerd Corps Entertainment. The show first aired in Canada on YTV on September 8, 2007. In the United States, it started on Cartoon Network on May 25, 2007.
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Story of Storm Hawks
The story of Storm Hawks takes place in a make-believe world called Atmos. Atmos is a huge world with many tall, flat-topped mountains called terras. Below these terras is a very dangerous area known as the Wastelands. It has fires and scary creatures.
Because of how Atmos is shaped, people mostly travel by flying. The technology in Atmos uses special energy crystals. These crystals power all the different machines in the show. Groups of warriors called Squadrons fly through the skies of Atmos. They use vehicles called Skimmers, which are like motorcycles that can turn into flying machines. Each Squadron has a leader called a Sky Knight. The Sky Knight Council loosely manages these warriors.
The Original Storm Hawks
A long time ago, an evil ruler named Master Cyclonis and her followers, the Cyclonians, threatened Atmos. The first group of Storm Hawks led the Squadrons in a big war against them. But one of their own, who later became known as The Dark Ace, betrayed them. The original Storm Hawks were defeated, and hope seemed lost.
The New Storm Hawks Team
Ten years later, a new group of young heroes finds the crashed ship of the original Storm Hawks, called the Condor. They decide to call themselves the Storm Hawks. They hope to become Sky Knights, even though they are too young to officially fly the ship. At first, no one takes them seriously because they are so young.
But things change when they meet a new Master Cyclonis. She is the granddaughter of the old evil ruler. Her main followers include the Dark Ace, who betrayed the first Storm Hawks. He is now Cyclonis's main helper. There is also Snipe, a strong man who loves to smash things with his mace. And Snipe's sister, Ravess, is an archer who brings musicians to play theme music during battles.
Main Characters
The Storm Hawks squadron has six members:
- Aerrow — He is the brave leader and Sky Knight of the team. Aerrow is a kind teenager with red hair and green eyes. Even though he is young, he is one of the best Sky Knights in Atmos. He can even beat the Dark Ace in a fight. Aerrow is one of the tallest members of the team. He sacrifices himself to save Atmos but survives.
- Finn — Finn is a funny and skinny sharpshooter with spiky blond hair and blue eyes. He is always full of energy and tries to act cool. He loves playing air guitar and trying to flirt with girls, but he is not very good at either. Finn and Junko often get into trouble together and provide a lot of laughs. Finn's Skimmer often gets cut in half during battles.
- Junko — Junko is a large, gentle, and kind person. He is a Wallop, a type of creature that looks like a brown rhino. He has greenish-blue hair and grey eyes. As the strong member of the Storm Hawks, he has super strength. This strength is even greater when he uses his special weapons, the Knuckle Busters. Junko is a "gentle giant" who is not violent and loves food.
- Piper — Piper is in charge of planning, navigation, and crystals. She is very good at fighting and knows almost everything about Atmos. She has spiky dark blue hair and orange eyes. Piper is the only character who has fought Master Cyclonis alone and won using her own skills.
- Stork — Stork is the pilot of the team's ship and a gadget expert. He is very paranoid and always thinks the worst will happen. Stork is a green-skinned creature called a "Merb." He looks scary, but he is easily scared himself. Despite his fears, he always does his job. He loves the team's ship, the Condor, very much. He says he is only with the Storm Hawks until something better comes along, but he is actually very loyal. He has black hair and yellow eyes. Stork is also one of the tallest members of the team.
- Radarr — Radarr is Aerrow's close friend and co-pilot. He is a small creature that looks a bit like a rabbit or a lemur. He has blue fur and yellow eyes. Radarr does not like being called a "pet."
Other Important Characters
- Master Cyclonis - She is the main bad guy of the show. She is a young ruler who wants to take over all of Atmos.
- Dark Ace - He is Cyclonis's main helper. He is Aerrow's biggest enemy. He betrayed the first Storm Hawks and killed their leader, Lightning Strike.
- Snipe - A Cyclonian commander who is very strong. He fights with a mace.
- Ravess - A Cyclonian commander known for being a great archer. She uses her bow and arrow to attack.
- Repton - The mean leader of the Raptors. He lives on Terra Bogaton. He destroyed the Sky Knight team called the Interceptors, and Starling was the only one who survived.
- Starling - A Sky Knight from the Interceptors. Her team was defeated by Repton. She speaks with an English accent.
- I.J. Domiwick - A famous explorer who searched for the Forbidden City. Piper looked up to him a lot.
- Captain Scabulous - A mean and tough sky pirate who leads the Murk Raiders. He lives in Terra Deep, where many airships have crashed.
- Carver - A Sky Knight who betrayed his team, the Red Eagles. He tried to steal a special stone called the Aurora Stone.
- Tritonn - A Sky Knight of the Neck Deeps who lives on Terra Aquanos.
- Mr. Moss - The Cyclonian warden of Terra Zartacla.
- The Colonel - A gangster who looks like a spider and speaks with a Spanish accent.
- Wren - A person who lives on Terra Gale and speaks with a French accent.
Other Media
Comic Books
In May 2009, there were plans for DMF Comics and Beach Creative Studios to make a Storm Hawks comic book series. At the Toronto Anime Con in March 2009, 50 special copies of issue #1 were given out. This comic had one main story, a short story, and some cool drawings by different artists.
In July 2009, the comic book was made available for stores to order for a September release. However, only Issue #1 was ever published. A small Storm Hawks comic book called "Storm Hawks: The Escape" was also included for free with the first DVD release of Season 1 in some regions.
SkyRace Video Game
A MMORPG (which means a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game") called Storm Hawks: Skyrace was created by Bitcasters. It used a special game engine called BigWorld Technology. On November 7, 2008, it was announced that the game was in a testing phase. However, by August 5, 2011, the game was shut down and you can no longer play it.
The game used to be available on the Nerd Corps website, but that website does not exist anymore. Nerd Corps was bought by DHX Media in 2014, and the name "Nerd Corps" was completely stopped being used by 2016.
See also
In Spanish: Storm Hawks para niños
